Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2558

Chapter 2558: Gaia’s Sanctum(2)

Hearing Yuan’s question, Officer Mei explained, "The nine standard ranks of Heavenly Refinement are arranged from lowest to highest: Heavenly Refinement, Tempered Heavenly Refinement, Superior Heavenly Refinement, Supreme Heavenly Refinement, Inexhaustible Heavenly Refinement, Imperious Heavenly Refinement, Indestructible Heavenly Refinement, Invincible Heavenly Refinement, and Perfected Heavenly Refinement."

"So your mother disguised my physique as the third lowest rank, huh? I guess that makes sense, considering my low cultivation," Yuan muttered with a thoughtful expression.

He then asked, "What about you? What rank is your physique at?"

"I’m currently at Supreme Heavenly Refinement," she revealed.

"Is that impressive? What’s the average physique rank in this world?" Yuan then asked.

"The average person who doesn’t really focus on their cultivation usually stops at Tempered Heavenly Refinement. Meanwhile, those who put in a little more effort will achieve Superior Heavenly Refinement, and those who are serious about their cultivation will reach Supreme Heavenly Refinement," she replied.

"As for Inexhaustible Heavenly Refinement and the ranks above it, only those who join the military can attain them. The technique and resources required to reach those levels are heavily restricted."

"Now that I think about it, what is the difference between the ranks of the physique?" Yuan continued to ask. "Even though I possess Perfected Heavenly Refinement, it doesn’t seem to affect my cultivation speed."

"That... I am not too sure about. All I know is that it’s better to have a higher-ranked physique. As for the details, you can ask my mother."

"Alright."

Some time later, they stepped on the teleportation platform, and Officer Mei teleported them directly to Gaia’s Sanctum.

"This is... Gaia’s Sanctum?" Yuan muttered in a daze as he examined his surroundings with wide eyes.

He found himself inside a vast indoor stadium so immense that its walls could not be seen with the naked eye.

The floor was covered in marble-like tiles, and tens of thousands of people filled the area, with most of them staring intently at the projections suspended above.

When Yuan looked at one of the many projections, he saw two individuals engaged in battle in an arena surrounded by water, as if they were in the middle of the sea.

"I can improve my cultivation here...?" Yuan asked aloud, wearing a dumbfounded expression. "How does that even work? I was expecting trials, but this just looks like a series of sparring matches."

"There are three types of trials you can participate in," Officer Mei explained. "The first is called One Above All, one-on-one matches where you fight someone of a similar ranking, climbing higher as you win. The second is Last Man Standing, where a hundred people fight until only one remains. The third is Endless Assault, where you must fight artificial beings created by the system until you are defeated."

"If you perform well during a trial, the system will reward you. Most of the time, those rewards come in the form of a boost to your cultivation."

"..."

Yuan was left speechless by these so-called trials.

’This feels like something straight out of a video game...’ he thought to himself.

"So, which trial increases my cultivation the fastest?" Yuan asked a moment later.

"That depends on whichever one you think you’ll do the best at. After all, the higher rank you achieve, the more your cultivation increases."

Yuan pondered for a moment before responding, "What happens if I rank high in all three of them? Do I get three times the reward?"

Officer Mei raised an eyebrow and responded, "I guess so."

"Then I’ll start with the one-on-one matches," Yuan then said. "Where do I go to get started?"

"Follow me."

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